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Astronomy observatory in Staffordshire, England.

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Astronomy observatory in Staffordshire, England.

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Radio Interferometry

Photos of interferometry receivers at LRO 27/7/2024

Admin July 27, 2024 2 Comments

2 x Nooelec 1.4GHz mesh antennae

KerberosSDR & Raspberry PI

How Rhys got KerberosSDR to work on my Raspberry PI 13/7/2024

Admin July 13, 2024 No Comments

He copied latest firmware file (only 3.7MB – NOT all the files) on latest Github Raspberry PI repository and copied to boot folder on Raspberry PI 4B SD card and…

Solar

Successful first light for aluminium Sol’Ex at LRO 4/7/2024!

Admin July 4, 2024 3 Comments

A short period of sunshine early this morning allowed me to try my Sol’Ex again, this time scanning in correct direction! Wow! INTI produced pictures that look like the Sun!…

Solar

Needing lot of extenders and push up screw to get Sol’Ex into focus on Sun

Admin June 26, 2024 No Comments
Solar

Unsuccessful attempt to get first light with Sol’Ex 25/6/2024

Admin June 26, 2024 No Comments

Strange outcomes below (see pictures below – output from INTI processing software)! I think this might be because I mistakenly scanned sun in wrong direction (up/down rather than left/right)?? Data…

Radio observation in hydrogen line (1420MHz)

Successful processing all viable hydrogen data from LRO Ptarmigan Array to 22/6/2024

Admin June 26, 2024 No Comments

My Milky Way map after 6 months! Ptarmigan Ex-Military Band 3 array. Hydrogen 1420.405MHz Andy Right click link below to download all viable LRO data up to 22/6/2024 (NPZ and…

Solar

First attempt at solar scans with new aluminium Sol’Ex 22/6/2024

Admin June 22, 2024 No Comments

Mounted on Sky Watcher ED 72 Pro telescope on a Sky Watcher HEQ5 Pro mount, ZWO ASI 174MM camera. I placed sun just to east of where telescope pointing –…

Solar

Sol’Ex now sports longer Losmandy Bar and push up screw

Admin June 11, 2024 No Comments

The aluminium Sol’Ex is wonderfully machined buy very heavy putting a lot of weight on the focuser, increasing risk of deformation in light path and the device falling out of…

Solar

High resolution spectrum of whole Sun near main hydrogen line in Sol’Ex 10/6/2024

Admin June 10, 2024 No Comments

Sky was too cloudy today to attempt my first solar scan and processing of image of Sun in INTI – so instead I pointed my Sol’Ex spectroheliograph (SHG) at the…

Solar

How to focus main telescope Sol’Ex is attached to 8/6/2024

Admin June 9, 2024 No Comments

I am indebted to Minh for advice in attached thread on how to achieve focus – not as easy as when using eyepiece! Andy

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Recent Posts

  • Why do sharks fin patterns of SIDs go up for some observers and down for others?
  • Rubidium frequency standard arrives from China (purchased on Aliexpress).
  • Further analyses of the Kraken Discovery Hydrogen Line feed vs Nooelec Dipole Feed vs Cakepan Loop Feed
  • KrakenRF Discovery Hydrogen Line feed is a sophisticated shaped near‑field reflector that completes the beam‑forming illumination environment for the PCB radiator.
  • How to use the stalk holder on the Nooelec H1 feed to hold the stalk on the KrakenRF Discovery Dish H-Line feed Alex Pettit 20/8/2026

Recent Comments

  1. Admin on Latest working version of ezColGR – provides FFT 512 bins with Airspy Mini and saves data in ezRA text file format 10/7/2026
  2. Bill Sneed on Latest working version of ezColGR – provides FFT 512 bins with Airspy Mini and saves data in ezRA text file format 10/7/2026
  3. Floyd on How would I convert the plots on ezCon from ezRA (Easy Radio Astronomy Software written by Ted Cline) into dB?
  4. Floyd on Which state hosts Green Bank Observatory in the USA?
  5. Floyd on Calculating focal point of parabolic mirrors using string method:

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Why do sharks fin patterns of SIDs go up for some observers and down for others?

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Rubidium frequency standard arrives from China (purchased on Aliexpress).

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Further analyses of the Kraken Discovery Hydrogen Line feed vs Nooelec Dipole Feed vs Cakepan Loop Feed

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KrakenRF Discovery Hydrogen Line feed is a sophisticated shaped near‑field reflector that completes the beam‑forming illumination environment for the PCB radiator.

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